DWP eases auto-enrolment admin burden for employers

The Government has announced a series of amendments to automatic enrolment regulations designed to ease the administrative burden on employers.

The proposed changes include extending the time period within which employers must notify workers about a waiting period and their right to opt into a company pension scheme from one week after the employer’s staging date to one month.

The DWP also confirms its intention to clarify the definition of basic pay for auto-enrolment after concerns were raised about the complexity of the self-certification process.